Putin says US making ‘energetic' efforts to end Ukraine war and floats nuclear arms control deal

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the United States is taking action to stop the war in Ukraine, in a meeting with Russian top officials ahead of Friday's summit in Alaska with US President Donald Trump.
Before he travels to Alaska, Putin chaired a meeting that included members of the negotiating team that will join him at the summit, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, to brief them on 'how the negotiation process on the Ukrainian crisis is going.'
'The current American administration… is making, in my opinion, quite energetic and sincere efforts to stop the hostilities, stop the crisis and reach agreements that are of interest to all parties involved in this conflict,' Putin said.
Putin said that peace will be strengthened between Russia and the US – as well as the wider world – if the two countries reach agreements in the field of nuclear arms control.
This is a developing story and will be updated.